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Firms that won licences included Equinor, Shell, Aker BP, ConocoPhillips, Total, Lundin Energy, Aker BP and Eni's Vaar Energi, among others.
OSLO: Norway awarded 61 offshore exploration blocks to 30 oil firms in its latest pre-defined areas (APA) licensing round, Energy Minister Tina Bru said on Tuesday.
Firms that won licences included Equinor, Shell, Aker BP, ConocoPhillips, Total, Lundin Energy, Aker BP and Eni's Vaar Energi, among others.
"These companies have shown great interest in gaining access to new exploration acreage, illustrating the industry's confidence in continued profitability from exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf," Bru said of the applicants.